'aalam-e-kharaabi kaa tark-e-mudda’aa huun main — Abaan Asif Kachkar

"ham jaisi jahaan mein bhi koi baat kahaan hai larzish si hama-vaqt hai udham saa ravaan hai naalaan-e-junun-zaad kisu pas na sunaai ik raunaq-e-aafaaq mein guftaar-e-fughaan hai hai vo ki jahaan khuun mein hai raaz-o-niyaazi vo pir-e-khirad barg-o-gul-e-baagh-e-nihaan hai daa'vaa-e-sukhan der talak hove hamaaraa maqdur hai satvat hai ye jaadu kaa bayaan hai har jaa ke tilismaana 'adu saath kuDhe jaa is roz zubun huun jo mire munh mein zabaan hai aashuftagi-e-soz-e-alam se hi to yaaro dil meraa jalaa kyaa ye ki uf kitnaa dhuaan hai paDh lo jo nazar aave hai baarik-nigaari behad sukhan-aamaada hai saahab ye 'abaan' hai"

"paa-ba-paa aamad karein sab aabla-paa ham nahin ab ki vo hamraah hogaa jab ki vo hamdam nahin ghaar-e-shab mein ik tamaashaa ik jadal barpaa huaa kam ziyaada thi nazar to thi ziyaada kam nahin sargiraan khaa kar vo meva be-ijaazat khuld se be-zarar iblis hogaa be-zarar aadam nahin sarparasti kaa muhaajir kaaenaat o kul dahr saaraa saaraa din machaayaa par machaa udham nahin sab mulavvis ro rahe ham jaa rahe hain jaan se kuchh tumhaaraa gham to hogaa kuchh hamaaraa gham nahin sun to lo ghazlein 'abaan' ki daur-e-'aalam kam paDho vo sukhan-aazaad har-su jo sukhan-‘aalam nahin"

"nahin akbar yahaan mujh sher ki khvaahaan bayaani se zi-bas maqdur hai maqdur par maatam zabaani se gah-e-hasti kahin zaahir pataa ham sar se laave hai dhuaan uThtaa hai phir pas az fanaa soz-e-nihaani se tahi dil jaan-e-maa guzri to kyaa ghabraa ke puchho ho abas dil naa-tavaan guzraa saraapaa naa-tavaani se havaa ki shauq-e-mai uD jaave hai khaam-e-khayaali ko ubur-e-abr tulaani ki barse mai-fishaani se unhon ke vaada-e-fardaa ko gar imroz mil jaataa divaanaa mar nahin jaataa jo mil jaataa divaani se khamoshi bhar rahi hai dard apnaa ginte jaate hain davaa bezaar rahti hai khudaayaa sargiraani se munaafiq ab kahaan dushman ki samt-e-rah se jaa laage evaz dushman bane hai yaan munaafiq bad-gumaani se sukhan-var hain bahut achchhe kitaabon se churaave jo 'abaan' ko dekh likhtaa hai tabiat ki ravaani se"

"phir khayaabaan baad shabnam dekhiye fauran khulaa naasehaa to dosti ki vird par dushman khulaa hashr tak firaun ko miTTi nakaare yaar sun khul gayaa khultaa nahin thaa aakhirash murdan khulaa shefta kaa khand-e-nimaa aastaan-e-ishq par jab khulaae dil ba-dast-e-dil khulaa tan-man khulaa e'timaadon kaa tasavvur jhuTe sheve har jagah Tuk chhupi divaana-vaari Tuk divaana-pan khulaa raftagaan-e-be-kasi uftaad paa mismaar paa misl-e-zindaan aaj phir is ghaar se rahzan khulaa li chilam az khinch kar khadshe se andoh-o-alam munh jalaa patti jali shab-taa-sahar indhan khulaa naala-e-bairun se jaa kar hamaari chhat khuli haif hai rakhshandagi taakhir tak rauzan khulaa khud 'abaan' in se kaho kah do shiaar-e-aam se shukr maano tum zamaane jis pe apnaa fan khulaa"

"huaa jab TuTnaa abtar navaa be-sud shishe kaa uThaa shahr-e-qazaa mein muddaaa naa-bud shishe kaa ki bas baada-kashi matlab tavaan har jaa hai shishe ki thaa kab marghub thaa idraak yaan mardud shishe kaa nafas marg-e-nafas hotaa hai juun shishe ki khilqat mein asar be-laus hotaa hai jidhar mahdud shishe kaa kisu khaaliq kaa daavaa kar gayaa phir mar gayaa insaan khudaai kar nahin saktaa kabhi namrud shishe kaa ibaarat muntaqil rahti hai phir parvardigaaraan se kahin but hai tu patthar kaa kahin maabud shishe kaa 'abaan' ko tum kaho insaan kaho insaan ko tum shisha kaho maujud insaan to kaho maujud shishe kaa"

"abhi baaqi sharm thoDi hayaa hai sukhan apnaa ki dekho sab nayaa hai safine duur hain vaqtan-favaqtan ye aadam ruk gayaa yaa chal rahaa hai o paagal siidh mein rasta nahin hai usi kaa dard hai jis ki davaa hai mubaarak chiiz hai insaan hamein bhi kabhi Tuk hans rahaa Tuk ro rahaa hai hamaaraa dil bhi hai andar to jhaanko ye chehra shaam se hi khush baDaa hai balaa kaa zakhm hai kuchh kam tamaashaa suno to sher ik taaza likhaa hai abaan-e-kushta gham achchhi sunaao yahaan main huun qalam hai aur khudaa hai"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"